The Left Army Commander-in-Chief’s Office: Huang Lu, Yang Quan, and Ma Jun.
Wang Cheng, Nie Wei, Wang Ming, and Xu Liang of the Right Military Governor's Office
Xie Xiong, Wang Xin, and Ge Yu from the Central Military Governor's Office
Yang Chun and Zhang Zheng from the Front Military Governor's Office,
Zhu Zhe, Tao Wen and Mao Ding of the Rear Military Governor's Office
The Minister of Personnel Zhan Hui and the Vice Minister of Revenue Fu Youwen.
Yao Wang, commander of the Jinwu vanguard, Li Cheng, commander of the Jinwu rear guard, Dai Bin, commander of the Yulin left guard, and Yan Lin, commander of the Yulin right guard.
The commander of the Palace Army Guard was Li Jun, the commander of the Palace Army Vanguard was Wu Wei, and the commander of the Palace Army Left Guard was Xuan Xing.
The commander of the right guard of the palace army was Yuan De, and the commander of the rear guard of the palace army was Long Guang.
Chang Sheng, son of Chang Yuchun; Zhang Yi, Marquis of Heqing; Chen Huan, Marquis of Puding; Cao Zhen, Marquis of Jingchuan; Zhu Shou, Marquis of Zhuolu; Xie Cheng, Marquis of Yongping; Zhang Wen, Marquis of Huining; Cao Xing, Marquis of Huaiyuan; Sun Ke, son of Sun Xingzu
Han Xun, son of Han Zheng, Cao Tai, son of Cao Liangchen, Chahan, son of Nahachu, Pu Yu, son of Pu Ying, Sang Jing, son of Sang Shijie, and He Rong, son of He Zhen.
Seeing this, Zhu Ying did not continue to read it carefully, but just flipped through it casually.
Below are also information about the Jinwu Guards, Yulin Guards, Fujun Guards, Huben Guards, Jinyi Guards, Qishou Guards, Shence Guards and Baotao Guards, etc.
Qianhu, Tongzhi, and Qianshi.
However, these lists only relate to the capital and its surrounding areas.
Zhu Ying looked at the more than ten lists of reports related to Lan Yu at the back. Those were about the garrisons across the country in the Ming Dynasty, and the number of people was obviously more complicated.
Zhu Ying finally understood why the Lan Yu case could implicate 15,000 people.
Just looking at these lists, it is estimated that there are three to four thousand people.
The most crucial thing is that these lists should have been collected by Zhu Yuanzhang from Lan Yu a few days after the death of the crown prince, and it has only been more than a month.
This also explains why Zhu Yuanzhang took advantage of the Lan Yu case to carry out a large-scale massacre.
Anyone who sees this list of people related to Lan Yu will be shocked.
Zhu Ying's early impression of Lan Yu was probably Lan Yu's self-aggrandizement and arrogance after the Battle of Buir Lake.
As a young general who rose to prominence after Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, and the leader of the Huaixi Group of nobles, Lan Yu's influence in the army was indeed very wide.
When Zhu Ying calmed down and thought about it, he soon discovered that this list was somewhat untrue.
Most of the people might have a very close relationship with Lan Yu, but it was definitely not to the extent of conspiring together to rebel.
But given Zhu Yuanzhang's temper, he would rather kill a thousand people by mistake than let one go.
"The old man gave me these lists, probably to tell me that if I can't make Lan Yu loyally submit, then the only way out for Lan Yu is to kill him."
After Zhu Ying recovered from the shock of the initial list, he understood the old man's thoughts.
Because Lan Yu's list was kept separately when it was delivered, it was very eye-catching, and the meaning was self-evident.
Zhu Ying put the list down, picked up the teacup and took a sip.
"Even if we can only kill Lan Yu, there is no need to kill so many people."
Zhu Ying smiled bitterly in his heart. It was just this wave that almost wiped out half of the combat power of the early Ming army. It was not worth it.
"Wait a few days, wait for Lan Yu to return to the capital, then we'll see what happens."
Zhu Ying put aside the list of people related to Lan Yu and began to check the entire Ming Dynasty's military.
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Three days later.
Xiaoling Mausoleum at Zhongshan.
The tomb of King Yu was refilled and three thousand laborers left the mountain.
Many laborers were reluctant to leave. After all, it was too difficult for these refugees to find jobs that could give them enough food and pay them.
Zhu Yuanzhang certainly wouldn't kill everyone just to dig a tomb.
But then again, if the coffin is really dug out, or even if there are bones inside the coffin, it is hard to say what the outcome will be.
Liu Rixin is not dead.
He took the initiative to ask Zhu Yuanzhang to join the Imperial Observatory.
After hearing the explanation from the officials of the Imperial Observatory, Zhu Yuanzhang also understood that Liu Rixin was not only good at fortune-telling, but also had high skills in other aspects.
Mainly because of Liu Rixin, who could also serve as a witness to the identity of the eldest grandson, Zhu Yuanzhang lost the intention to kill him.
Including the 3,000 laborers who personally participated in the excavation process, it was easy to cause a stir among the people.
Even when the laborers were leaving, the Xiaoling Guards, at the instruction of Zhu Yuanzhang, intentionally or unintentionally mentioned to them the miraculous story about His Royal Highness Prince Yu.
What about the fact that ten years ago there were rumbling thunder in the sky, heavy rain pouring down, a divine light seemed to be emerging from King Yu’s tomb, the stars were shining brightly, the earth was shaking and strange phenomena were occurring.
It's like listening to ghost stories.
Such remarks have always been the most welcome.
Soon the news spread from one person to ten people, and from ten to a hundred, and began to spread.
It is not difficult to imagine that the Xiaoling Mausoleum is extremely mysterious to the common people, and these civilians have experienced it personally.
By then, the rumors about the strange phenomena in the Xiaoling Mausoleum would easily spread throughout the Ming Dynasty with a little guidance.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who came from the White Lotus Sect, was well versed in this kind of momentum-building tactics.
This is not something that the White Lotus Sect alone created. Since ancient times, there have been many people who have used rumors as a means of spreading rumors.
Emperor Gaozu of Han killed a white snake and started an uprising. The blue sky is dead, the yellow sky should be established. Don't say that the stone man has only one eye, stir up the Yellow River and the world will rebel, etc.
In ancient times when people were not well-informed, these bizarre rumors sometimes had a strong effect.
What Zhu Yuanzhang did was to plant a seed first.
Let this legendary story gradually spread.
In order to ensure that his eldest grandson could succeed to the throne smoothly, Zhu Yuanzhang tried every possible means from all aspects.
In the Prince of Yan's palace in the capital.
Seeing that they were all intact, many bodyguards knelt on one knee and apologized after returning.
Zhu Di didn't speak for a long time.
After a long while, he said, "You have worked hard, go back and wash up, get rid of the bad luck, and return to Beiping. It is not convenient for you to stay in the capital now."
Upon hearing this, many guards bowed their heads and said, "Thank you, Your Highness Prince Yan."
After the guards left, Zhu Di looked at Yao Guangxiao with some regret.
His premonition finally came true today.
The imperial guard who had just returned had reported all the details of what had happened to Zhu Di.
"I had a premonition long ago, but when I heard about this situation, I still felt a little uneasy."
"I never thought there would be such a coincidence. This Zhu Ying is really my nephew."
"I am just being blinded. How could two people who look and behave in such similar ways, even in age, not be related?"
Zhu Di said with a sigh.
At present, he has complicated feelings towards Zhu Ying, after all, he is his eldest brother’s biological son.
Perhaps as far as Zhu Di was concerned, there were some conflicts among his brothers, but all the brothers, especially those who were of similar age, were convinced and admired their eldest brother Zhu Biao.
This kind of affection of an elder brother being like a father is especially precious to Zhu Di, who has never had any fatherly or motherly love since childhood.
In fact, even towards Zhu Yunwen, Zhu Di has always been caring.
It was just the rudeness of the warriors that made Zhu Yunwen, who considered himself a scholar, disgusted with them.
Zhu Di was not stupid and could naturally feel it. He also didn't need to try to please Zhu Yunwen, so the relationship between the uncle and nephew gradually faded.
Now in Zhu Di's heart, Zhu Ying has been confirmed to be his eldest nephew without a doubt.
Then Zhu Di's attitude suddenly became a little hesitant.
"Your Highness, we can actually skip over the true and false issues. Now that Your Majesty is secretly building momentum for him, this has both advantages and disadvantages."
"Such remarks are extremely easy to spread. When Zhu Ying's identity is revealed, it will naturally cause a huge uproar, but if used properly."
“For us, it’s not all bad.”
Yao Guangxiao was sharp-eyed. Seeing the hesitation in the eyes of Prince of Yan Zhu Di, he quickly began to change the subject, skipping the relationship between the Prince of Yan and his uncle and nephew, and directly pointed out the methods of His Majesty.
When Zhu Di heard this, his mind was distracted. After carefully thinking about Yao Guangxiao's words, he nodded in agreement.
"That's true. Now it seems almost certain that my father will choose Zhu Ying to inherit the throne."
Yao Guangxiao smiled and said, "Isn't this what we want to see?"
After finishing speaking, he continued, "The only thing I'm worried about now is that His Majesty summoned Duke Liang back to the capital in order to prepare a team for Zhu Ying. In addition to Duke Liang, there must be more generals."
Hearing Yao Guangxiao's words, Zhu Di frowned and said, "If Zhu Ying can really get the approval of these Huaixi generals, I'm afraid things will be difficult to accomplish."
Although Zhu Di had considerable military achievements, he was still slightly inferior to famous generals such as Lan Yu.
After all, much of his military experience was learned from following these generals.
It is not difficult to imagine that Zhu Ying, who was supported by the Huaixi nobles and generals, was not entirely sure whether his identity was true or not.
It’s similar to Zhu Yuanzhang’s idea that those civil officials can’t cause any trouble, and the biggest key still lies in the military generals.
"Your Highness, don't worry. The Duke of Liang is too arrogant and domineering, and he has many adopted sons. He has long been disliked by others. It only takes a little provocation, and it doesn't matter even if the Duke of Liang recognizes Zhu Ying."
"Perhaps not only will it not be a help, but it may even cause chaos."
"The best thing would be that Liang State recognized Zhu Ying, but he was accused of treason by others. That would be interesting."
Upon hearing this, Yao Guangxiao smiled mysteriously and spoke slowly.